19 USC § 1920 - Suits by and against Secretary of Commerce

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title: "19 USC § 1920 - Suits by and against Secretary of Commerce"
title_number: 19
title_name: "CUSTOMS DUTIES"
section_number: "1920"
section_name: "Suits by and against Secretary of Commerce"
chapter_number: 7
chapter_name: "TRADE EXPANSION PROGRAM"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "TARIFF ADJUSTMENT AND OTHER ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "Adjustment Assistance to Firms"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 87–794, title III, § 320, Oct. 11, 1962, 76 Stat. 892.)"
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# 1 Suits by and against Secretary of Commerce

See References in Text note below.

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In providing technical and financial assistance under sections 1913 and 1914  of this title, the Secretary of Commerce may sue and be sued in any court of record of a State having general jurisdiction or in any United States district court, and jurisdiction is conferred upon such district court to determine such controversies without regard to the amount in controversy; but no attachment, injunction, garnishment, or other similar process, mesne or final, shall be issued against him or his property. Nothing in this section shall be construed to except the activities pursuant to sections 1913 and 1914  of this title from the application of sections 517, 519, and 2679 of title 28.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 87–794, title III, § 320, Oct. 11, 1962, 76 Stat. 892.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Sections 1913 and 1914 of this title, referred to in text, were repealed by , , .

### Codification

Reference to “” substituted in text for reference to , and reference to “” substituted for reference to  on authority of , , , the first section of which enacted Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.